Anonymous wrote:I feel pretty comfortable eating runny, unpasteurized eggs, in the large scheme of things. The main risk is salmonella, but unlike other food-borne diseases like listeria, pregnant women are not at an increased risk of getting it. Salmonella also does not cross the placenta and affect the fetus. The exception is apparently the variety of salmonella that causes typhus, but I don't see any indication that this kind is found in eggs primarily. So the only problem with salmonella is it may get the mom sick, and that's not a big enough issue for me.
Source: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09372.html
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Every now and then an old school neurotic question like this comes along. Good stuff. Prepare your own eggs.
It's not old school. This is trendy new stuff. I don't remember any foods being off limits. Ever. And I have five kids from 16 to 27. Maybe I just hung around sane people and had sane doctors. [/quote
It's here and standard practice now:
http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-health/foods-to-avoid-during-pregnancy/
Cars also used to not have seat belts.
Anonymous wrote:Every now and then an old school neurotic question like this comes along. Good stuff. Prepare your own eggs.
Anonymous wrote:People come up with the strangest shit to worry about.
Anonymous wrote:Yeah...just eat your runny eggs and enjoy it.
I say this as a third-time-around pregnant lady who's currently debating whether or not to go eat the sushi leftovers from earlier tonight (with uncooked fish! :O ) in our refrigerator.
Anonymous wrote:Meh, I get my eggs from a local farmer and I specifically request that they be UNWASHED. They keep longer and fresher when the protective membrane is left intact. Not only that, but the eggs are not inspected by the all knowing and wise federal government (gasp!). I eat poached eggs benedict like it is my job.
I'm more scared of the industrially processed foods. That is where all the ecoli, slamonella, and listeria outbreaks happen.
Anonymous wrote:Meh, I get my eggs from a local farmer and I specifically request that they be UNWASHED. They keep longer and fresher when the protective membrane is left intact. Not only that, but the eggs are not inspected by the all knowing and wise federal government (gasp!). I eat poached eggs benedict like it is my job.
I'm more scared of the industrially processed foods. That is where all the ecoli, slamonella, and listeria outbreaks happen.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People come up with the strangest shit to worry about.
Yup. What a nutcase and the kid isn't even born yet.
Wonder if the OP registered for a bottle sterilizer.
This is overly harsh. There's a lot of fear-mongering marketed to pregnant women. It can be difficult to judge what's appropriate or not.
OP, read Expecting Better.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People come up with the strangest shit to worry about.
Yup. What a nutcase and the kid isn't even born yet.
Wonder if the OP registered for a bottle sterilizer.
Anonymous wrote:THE WOMAN WANTS A RUNNY EGG!! READ, PEOPLE!! OP, I think you'll need to make your own from a pasteurized egg you buy at the grocery store.
Anonymous wrote:People come up with the strangest shit to worry about.